He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne before attending Le Cours Florent in Paris for theatre, followed by time at the National Institute in Bucharest.

[1] Akrout moved to England where he studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

[4] Other notable roles include Yves D'Allegre in The Borgias,[5] Laurent Debienne in Genius: Picasso, Diego in Killing Eve[6] and Edward Steichen in Rodin directed by Jacques Doillon.

His work has been included in group exhibitions at Metamatic: The Art Foundation (2016), Athens; The Gallery of African Art (2016), London; Le Carreau du Temple (2018), Paris; The Haus der Kulturen der Welt (2018), Berlin.

[8][9][10][11] In 2017, Akrout created the art video Quantum Political Feedback in collaboration with artist, Jakob S.